The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-10
WEEKLY CROP SUMMARY.
LameDtabIe Condition of Corn-Wiater
Wheat Yield.


Wheat Yield.
CHICAGO, August THE following crop
summary Will appear in this weeks issue
OF the Farmers Review:
Our reports indicate that the corn crop
has N aterially suffered throughout the
West from the long continued drought.
Local rains have fallen in many localities
since our reports reached Us, but it is ques-
tioneble whether the damage to the crop
can be repaired even by general rains. The
crop IN many parts of the West is in a
most lamentable condition. Wisconsin,
Michigan, lows, Missouri, Ohio,
Minnesota and Dakota have suf-
fered less than the other States.
The winter wheat yield in the different
States, according to the reports of our cor
respondents, is rs follows: Fifteen coun-
ties in Illinois, Is 2-5 bushels; Wisconsin
counties IL 25 bushels; Michigan coun-
sizes. l425 bushels; twelve Indiana counties,
1425 bushels; ten Ohio counties, IA BUSH
els; LaRue County, Kentucky, reports the
yield at 96 per cent. of an average; Web
ster County. 80 per cent, and the.others
reporting 10 bushels; eleven Missouri
counties, 20 bushels, and eleven Kansas
counties, 10 bushels.
The average yield Of oats in the different
States is as follows: Thirteen counties in
Illinois, 80 bushels; six Wisconsin coun-
ties, 2413 bushels; Michigan counties, SO
bushels; fourteen Indiana counties, SO
bushels; twelve Ohio counties, 81 bushels:
eleven Missouri counties, "a bushels;
thirteen Kansas counties, "a bushels; six
teen Iowa counties, 81 bushels; thirteen
Minnesota counties, 50 bushels; nine
ebraska counties, 80 bushels and Dakota
Ounties report good yield.
The average counties of the crop as re-
ported from the different States is as fol-
lows: Seventeen counties in Illinois re-
Port an average condition OF 81 per cent.
Damage by drought and bugs as general
throughout the State. The damage by
drought and insects has not been qlite SO
severe in Wisconsin, and counties report-
ing place the average at 76 per cent. Four
teen counties in Indiana report an average
condition OF 81 per cent. Damage By
drought is general Damage by drought
in Michigan is not general and counties
reporting place the average condition OF
the crop at SIS per cent. Bspsie county re-
ports no damage by drought and the aver
age condition of ITO per cent. Eleven
Ohio counties give an average OF so per
cent. Damage by drought is general.
Nine Missouri counties report an average
of so per cent with damage from drought
In every county reporting except Stoddard,
where the condition of the crop is
estimated at 80 per cent of an
average. The crop in La Rue and Webster
counties, Kentucky, Is in fine condition
but in other counties reporting only so
per cent. OF an average crop, the damage
being from drought. Thirteen Kansas
counties report the condition of the crop at
Ga per cent The drought in the counties
reporting is general with the exception of
CowIey, where the average condition is no
per cent. The crop in the east half of Ness
County is good, but ruined by drought In
the west half.
Cbinch bugs heYe also damaged the
Kansas coIn crop. Sixteen counties in
Iowa report the condition of the corn crop
st 80 per cent. of an average. No damage
by drought or insects is reported by Cero
Gordo, Clarke, Jones. Kossuth and Wood
nesota report an average of IS per cent.
The average teaches or passed
100 per {. in Kicker, Big
but from drought and insects mas fallen IN
der an average in the counties reporting.
Fight counties in Nebraska report an aver
oge Of rs per cent. No damage by drouth
or bugs has been experienced in Burk.
Douglass and Howard counties, but has
been severe in the other counties report
ing. The corn crop in Dakota is sill good,
but some damage is reported from hail and
insects.
Potatoes are suffering from the contin-
ued drought.
Pssturage is in a very bad condition gen.
orally, but less so where local rains have
fallen.
The prospects for crop of apples are
very slim.